When you have a serious bacterial infection, the cells in many parts of your body release procalcitonin into your bloodstream. A high procalcitonin level in your blood may indicate a serious infection or sepsis. This test helps diagnose or rule out a bacterial infection and/or sepsis, determine how serious the infection may be, help make treatment decisions, and monitor how well treatment works.
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Overview:
When you have a serious bacterial infection, the cells in many parts of your body release procalcitonin into your bloodstream. A high procalcitonin level in your blood may indicate a serious infection or sepsis. This test helps diagnose or rule out a bacterial infection and/or sepsis, determine how serious the infection may be, help make treatment decisions, and monitor how well treatment works.